CHINA-US: CHINA CANCELS PORT VISIT BY US NAVY SHIP
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The Chinese Consulate in Hong Kong in a statement on September 26, 2018 stated: “The Chinese government did not approve a request for a port visit to Hong Kong by the USS Wasp. We have a long track record of successful port visits to Hong Kong, and we expect that to continue”. USS Wasp is a multipurpose U.S. Landing Helicopter Dock amphibious assault ship capable of operating the U.S. Marine Corps short takeoff and vertical landing (STOVL) variant of the F-35 Lightning II, the F-35B.
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